Financial: • Responsible for all university financial matters in the Department including School of Medicine budget (~$5.2M in FY16), research administration and grant and contract management (~$50M in FY16), endowed and discretionary fund management (~$23M in FY16), and pediatric Grady/Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital budget (~$10M in FY16). • Proactively manage invoicing and accounts receivable between Emory and Children’s (~$8M/month of invoicing)• Extensive leadership and involvement in the development of the financial sustainability model for the Pediatric Center research operations at Emory. • Work closely with the Interim VP of Academic Administration and the VP of Financial Operations at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta on strategic planning for research and education in Department of Pediatrics. • Serve as Treasurer and Secretary for The Pediatric Center of Georgia, Inc. and Emory Children’s Center, Inc.Administrative:• Lead a high-performing team of 50 staff in the department administrative infrastructure, including direct supervision of 10 high-level staff in finance, research compliance, and division business management. • Ensure compliance of faculty and staff in research, financial, and HR matters.• Partner with Children’s clinical practice leadership in recruitment, compensation review, and distribution of clinical incentive plan.• Oversee and coordinate space and facilities management for the Department, including the Emory-Children’s Center and Health Sciences Research buildings, and co-chair the Department Space Committee. Liaise with Children’s leadership in space used in these buildings• Develop and administer policies and procedures to meet the changing needs for research and finance compliance and services. • Member of Research Operations Council for the Emory-Children’s Pediatric Research Center. • Lead administrative staff through change management practices when appropriate.

Financial: Responsible for all university financial matters in the department including research administration and grant & contract management (~$37M in FY12), endowed and discretionary fund management (~$23M in FY12), SOM budget (~$1.9M in FY12), and pediatric Grady-Hughes Spalding operation budget (~$9.6M in FY12). Work with Chair to develop, administer, and monitor the capital equipment, operations, development, and personnel budget. Work closely with Sr. VP of Academic Administration at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta on strategic planning for research growth in Pediatrics. Worked closely with OCR to develop pediatrics clinical research office to manage PRA processing, negotiation of clinical trial budgets, and invoicing, with a growing scope of over 200 pediatric clinical research projects. Serve as Treasurer and Secretary for Emory-Egleston Children’s Research Center, (a separate non-profit research entity). Prepare strategic and financial reports and advise the Chair, Vice Chairs, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta senior leadership, and faculty as necessary. Administrative:Oversee team of 14 staff including direct supervision of 6 staff in the central departmental finance office and 2 Sr. Clinical Business Managers within the larger divisions. Oversee and coordinate space and facilities management for the department and Emory-Children’s Center building and co-chair the department Space Committee. Develop and administer policies and procedures for university finance in Pediatrics. Member of Research Operations Council for the Emory-Children’s Pediatric Research Center. Develop new programs to meet the changing needs for research and finance compliance and services. Develop and implement training for staff and faculty in grant and contract preparation and management and research compliance issues. Write and publish monthly newsletter for Emory Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta research faculty, physicians, and staff.

Financial: Oversaw financial management of the Division, including sponsored research grants, clinical research contracts, clinical financial operation, and internal discretionary funding. Advised Division Chief Emory CF Center and Director on financial matters, developed financial strategies. Assisted faculty in grant proposal preparation. Monitored clinical budgets and business operations. Prepared annual budget for Division. Administrative: Oversaw all human resources matters for the Division (total of 42 employees), including hiring, coaching, and disciplinary action. Coordinated development of Divisional website. Developed and published promotional pieces for clinical operations. Coordinated conferences sponsored by Divisional faculty members. Managed 6 employees.

Was the only contracting officer involved in a pilot program locating a satellite OSP office in the biomedical research building cluster. Responsible for preparation, processing, negotiation and administration of all NIH research proposals, grants, and contract awards for Georgia Tech. Responsible for NSF proposals and grants for the College of Computing, and for all subcontracts between Georgia Tech and Emory in Biomedical Engineering. Authorized Institute Official for signature on sponsored research proposals. Responsible for all Material Transfer Agreement negotiation and execution for Georgia Tech. Provided support for Georgia Tech Conflict of Interest Committee. Provided guidance to faculty and research staff in budget development, the review and interpretation of NIH and NSF guidelines and policy, and cost accounting principles.

Financial: Oversaw financial management of the School. Managed all state, foundation, and sponsored research funds. Prepared original budget and monthly budget amendments. Advised Chair on financial matters. Developed/implemented financial strategies with Chair. Established standards and procedures to ensure appropriate fund management and compliance with internal and external regulations. Prepared financial analyses and reports for Chair and Dean’s office. Assisted faculty in grant proposal preparation.Administrative:Oversaw administrative operations for the School. Provided administrative support and financial management to large-scale conferences and events. Coordinated design and publication of the School’s brochures, posters and website. Served as Human Resources contact and advised Chair on HR matters. Oversaw preparation of all HR paperwork, including hiring packages. Coordinated space management and several renovation projects. Managed 9 employees. Promoted and fostered team attitude and emphasized quality control and customer service amongst staff. Trained staff where necessary.

Coordinated and led concurrent large projects dealing with university policy, financial, and administrative issues. Led a team in the compilation of a Finance and Administration Policy and Procedure manual for use on campus. Wrote and compiled the VP Office section of the manual. Assisted the Vice President in endowed fund management.Note: left position because the VP took another position shortly after my arrival.

Oversaw grant management for the Division faculty research funding ($30M/yr). Coordinated the fiscal management of the Division’s 20 core facilities (such as the transgenic mouse facility and the cell sorter facility) including monitoring their finances as well as performing trend analyses and budget planning. Assisted in endowed fund management, including presentation of financial reports to administration. Participated in institute-level task forces regarding internal funding, NIH funding, the faculty appointment process, and graduate student tuition and support. Was selected and served on the 10-member Institute Budget, Expenditures, Accounting and Reporting Reengineering Team in 1995. Initiated and led collaboration with computer programmer in designing a comprehensive, relational grant management database for the Biology Division. Compiled and wrote a Grant Management Guide which was distributed to appropriate offices on campus in all academic divisions. Concurrently coordinated and executed many large projects dealing with Division policy, financial, and administrative issues. Represented the Division and Chairman in transactions and negotiations with a variety of offices across the Institute including the Provost’s office, Sponsored Research, Accounting offices, Public Relations, Information and Technology Services, Alumni Office, and the five other academic Division offices. Helped coordinate and implement Divisional administrative strategic and tactical planning. Served as Human Resources manager for all professorial faculty matters and advisor on issues concerning hiring, affirmative action, training, and succession plans for the administrative staff.Initiated and led the effort with the Director of Sponsored Research and the Manager of Federal Accounting to develop and coordinate a formal training program for grant managers in the Biology Division. Served on Caltech’s Training and Development Advisory Board.